8th Grade Resources

This video provides a concise overview of Alfred Wegener's involvement in the discovery of Continental Drift. It sheds light on the challenges he...

This is a documentary and interview with President George W. Bush given 10 years after the September 11 (9/11) attacks on the World Trade Centers...

This video is great at giving a simple animation and description on how our body benefits from plants' photosynthesis. Stomata, Carbohydrates,...

This is a great video that explores not only the Lincoln Memorial, but its history, and also the background story of President Lincoln himself.

In this SciShow video, students will gain a quick understanding as to why they can see their breath in cold air.  The video discusses dew point,...

This video demonstrates the science behind the spice.  Why do peppers make your brain think your tongue is on fire?  What is the spicey scale all...

In this Earth Science lab, students will crush a soda can using atmospheric pressure. This is a common science experiment with a twist. In this...

This video clearly states what gene mutations are.  The Amoeba Sisters discuss Sickle Cell Anemia, gene mutations, DNA transfer, meiosis,...

This video explores President Richard M. Nixon's promise and approach to the Vietnam Conflict/War.

Have you ever tried to teach your students that sleep is important?  Here is a video that discusses sleep importance and what happens when you don...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century...

This is a comical video that demonstrates the importance of using grammar properly.  If you don't, you might just get arrested.

This worksheet is designed to help students strengthen their understanding of momentum and impulse in physics. Through a series of engaging...

Enhance your fossil unit with this concise and engaging video that explores the intriguing process of fossil extraction from rock. Witness the...

This video discusses how scientists are taking plants and creating fuel and energy with it.  Biological concepts are also taught about breaking...

This is a great video to help introduce or review interjections in grammar. (The video does include a boy getting a shot in the rear.)

For most of history, scientists weren't quite sure why our hearts were beating or even what purpose they served. Eventually, we realized that...

This is a short clip to help introduce or reinforce global supply and demand in economics.

This video does a great job discussing and showing the processes of coastal beach and rock formations.  The video also discusses a little bit...

In this 7-12 Earth Science lab, students will get a chance to hone in on their observation and inference skills. Students will work in groups to...

I show this volcanic eruption when trying to discuss the different types of eruptions.  This one is called a Vulcanian eruption.

This is a great video that explores the life and culture of the Middle Colonies.

This video describes how the ear and eyes are related to motion sickness.  

This video shows the hearings of Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, supposed spies, during the Red Scare at the beginning of the Cold War...